Its still not late to trade it in for a MR

 

Sure... I could go to the bank and burn $8000, but why would I?

 

Unless you are planning on running a lot, playing sports or frequently go down hills, you do not need to get an ACL repaired. It will give you a little slop on the above activities but otherwise no need for surgery if you don't want to. There will be no scar tissue and it won't lock up on you unless there is a lot of force on it.

 

Heal up quick, buddy!

 

I play golf, ski, swim and am pretty active with the kids. I need a good knee.

And I'm a big guy (I need to lose about 25#) so I'm going to put extra stress on the knee no matter what. We'll see tomorrow what the bone fixer says.

 

no.

 

having the operation to fix the problem would likely be a good thing even if you arent an athlete. what about when you get old? you will not be able to walk. almost a guarantee to be wheelchair bound

 

I've been driving a stick for years without an ACL. Don't be a sissy.

 

Evo X for sale?? :P j/k.. get well soon bro!

 

I had my doctor's visit on Tuesday... My ACL isn't torn much, just a bit and sprained all to hell.

What is torn is two lateral ligaments and two of my quad muscles.

The net result is no surgery for now! W00t! Just four weeks of physical therapy (which is helping already honestly) and then reevaluate (then maybe a scope if things aren't going ok).

During the first PT session, I had very little range of motion to begin with. Started doing some stuff and she massaged out some muscle knots and then had me do some stuff. Right in the middle of one of these motions, my knee let out a huge crack. It did not feel grand, but then the pain went away and I gained another 10* of motion. She said it was most likely scar tissue giving way and if we hadn't started the PT I could have been stuck at that short ROM for a long time!